MediPIET success stories
Insights from fellows, interviews with national contact points and podcasts on the MediPIET programme.
Interviews
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Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Moldova: An interview with Nadejda Morarescu
Nadejda Morarescu, as a MediPIET fellow, led projects on AMR surveillance and stewardship, deepening her expertise and commitment to public health.
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Transforming tuberculosis surveillance in Tunisia
Meet Ines Cherif, a medical doctor with a specialisation in Preventive and Community Medicine from Tunisia. Over the past two years, she has worked as an assistant professor at the Pasteur Institute of Tunis and the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis.
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Enhancing Albania's infectious disease surveillance with the Integrated Surveillance Information System (SISI) : A success story
Meet Jonilda Sulo, a public health professional and MediPIET fellow with over 10 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance and digital health solutions.
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Subhi Alshaer: Tracking diseases with ECDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Team
Subhi Alshaer, a Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology (MediPIET) fellow from Palestine, had the opportunity to work with ECDC’s Epidemic Intelligence team as part of an international exchange.
Insights from MediPIET fellows
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The MediPIET Alumni Network in Molka Osman's eyes
Listen to the story about the MediPIET Alumni Network - featuring an inspiring perspective from Molka Osman, MediAN member and former MediPIET Fellow.
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The MediPIET Alumni Network in Ayham Sawalmeh's eyes
Ayham Sawalmeh shares how the MediPIET Alumni Network empowered his growth and bolstered cross-border collaboration in public health.
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The MediPIET Alumni Network in Alina Druc's eyes
Alina Druc reflects on how MediPIET Alumni Network fuels collaboration, learning, and tangible impact in strengthening regional public health.
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Talking about my fellowship - Jasmin and Zakaria
Meet Jasmin and Zakaria and discover what motivated them to join the ECDC-led fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
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Talking about my fellowship - Salma
Meet Salma and discover what motivated her to join the MediPIET fellowship and what her expectations for the future are!
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Talking about my fellowship - Marta and Sebastian
Meet Sebastian and Marta and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
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Talking about my fellowship - Hawraa and Subhi
Meet Subhi and Hawraa and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
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Talking about my fellowship - Tine and Naim
Meet Tine and Naim and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
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Talking about my fellowship - Adam and Ute
ECDC Head of the Fellowship Programmes - Adam Roth used the occassion of the September course to talk to an EPIET alumni, fellowship facilitator and RKI expert - Ute Rexroth.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Milena and Petar
Listen to Milena Bainduri (Georgia) and Petar Đurić (Serbia) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Ines and Besfort
Listen to Besfort Kryeziu (Kosovo) and Ines Cherif (Tunisia) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Yousef and Jebril
Listen to Yousef Mosleh (Palestine) and Jebril Gebril (Libya) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Florie and Albiona
Listen to Florie Miftari Basholli and Albiona Rashiti-Bytyçi from Kosovo talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Jebril, Milena & Nadejda
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Jebril, Milena & Nadejda - fellows from Libya, Georgia and Moldova.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Ines, Florie & Petar
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Ines, Florie & Petar - fellows from Tunesia, Kosovo* and Serbia.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Emna, Lusine & Ayah
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Emna, Lusine & Ayah - fellows from Tunisia, Armenia and Palestine.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Muhammed, Anisa & Abass
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Muhammed, Anisa and Abass - fellows from Libya, Albania and Lebanon.
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Talking about my fellowship experience - Jonilda, Donjet & Mona
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Jonilda, Donjet and Mona - fellows from Albania, Kosovo* and Lebanon.
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MediPIET fellows' insights - Meet Lika Karichashvili
Lika Karichashvili talks about the hepatitis surveillance project she works on in Georgia & how the MediPIET programme has benefitted her professional development.
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MediPIET fellows' insights - Meet Lina Chaito
Lina Chaito joined the MediPIET fellowship in September 2021. She is currently involved in building a new programme in Lebanon called Frontline FETP.
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MediPIET fellows' insights - Meet Besfort Kryeziu
MediPIET fellow Besfort Kryeziu is working on a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness project in Kosovo. Discover what he has learned so far and what he would like to work with after graduation from the ECDC-led program.
Postcards from the field
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Postcards from the field - MD Sonia Dhaouadi
Medical Doctor Sonia Dhaouadi (Cohort 2021) is the first #MediPIET fellow participating in an international assignment. She talks about her mission to Antigua and Barbuda, where she trained local staff in epidemiology, contributed to #COVID19 surveillance work.
National focal points
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How to improve the MediPIET programme? What will the future bring?
See our three interviews on the future of MediPIET with the National Focal Points from Georgia - Prof. Paata Imnadze, Montenegro - Dr Aleksandar Obradović, and Tunisia - Prof. Nissaf Bouafif ép Ben Alaya.
Podcast episodes
Fellowships at ECDC
Our head of fellowship programmes at ECDC talks about fellowship opportunities at ECDC, including MediPIET.
Outbreak investigation and the EU Initiative on Health Security
Our expert in community preparedness Svetla Tsolova discusses outbreak investigation. She mentions the EU Initiative on Health Security, the EU initiative behind MediPIET.